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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Olekina",
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        "legal_name": "Ledama Olekina",
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    "content": "Yes. The Senate Majority Leader keeps on telling us about harambees, which is pushing us back. We were profiled as a less developed country. We went up to a medium developing country. We have now gone to a point where we have developed nations. I am sure my good brother, the Chairperson of the Committee on County Public Accounts (CPAC) will tell you that when they went to the Conference of the Parties (COP29), our Presidents did not even go. So, it was just a room full of individuals who have dreams, but cannot implement them. They were just talking about giving Africa US$1.3 trillion, just because we spent US$3 trillion in promoting warfare among countries. It is a talk show. I want to plead with the sponsor of this Bill. My good brother, my good friend and the Senate Majority Leader, amend this Bill to regulate charitable organisations. I will support him 100 per cent on that. Number two, let us ensure that we have registered these charitable organisations or non-profit making organisations. If they are supported by an entity outside the country, whatever is imported here is not taxed again at the airport. I am sure the Majority Leader has received so many phone calls from NGOs saying that they received books as donations, but they are being asked to pay taxes. Mr. Speaker, Sir, to save this Bill, let us not limit it to individuals. Let us come up with the proper regulations for charitable organisations. Let us persuade each county to say their biggest problem. Recently, I saw a gazette notice where the Cabinet Secretary in The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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